Subalpine
Martigny, Octodure middle school, exterior design concept
Architects : les ateliers du passage
Landscape architect : Cécile Presset
Pictures : Michel Bonvin
In the Alps, the subalpine climate defines the altitude zone where trees and plants stop growing and give way to the mineral world.
This exterior design concept illustrates the duality between the plant and mineral worlds within the subalpine environment.